Cash Fiduciary Risk Expert at Crown Agents Nigeria

Crown Agents is a high impact social enterprise passionate about transforming the future for millions of people. Since our creation in 1833 we have worked across the globe to improve public services and drive economic growth. Our expertise is finding new solutions to difficult problems for clients in the areas of health, governance, economic growth, humanitarian action and supply chain services. We work with and train leaders at local, national and international level to achieve lasting change drawing on our insight and experience.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Cash Fiduciary Risk Expert

Location: Nigeria
Sector: Government Systems Strengthening
Full Time/ Part Time: Full Time

Objective of the Position

• The State Fiduciary Field Agent will work closely with the Crown Agents Nigeria country team, the team of consultants and Crown Agents support functions in the UK to ensure the smooth delivery of the programme.
• The State Fiduciary Field Agent is a core part of the delivery team and will work closely with the consultants/experts and Crown Agents staff to ensure that the services provided to Gavi meet all the contracted requirements while adhering to the T&Cs of the contract

Description of Tasks

• Work under the leadership of the Team Lead and provide direct supervision to the Junior Cash Fiduciary Risk Expert and the Field Agents to achieve agreed deliverables.
• Support state-level risk monitoring and support activities across cash fiduciary risk areas such as mechanisms for fund management, fiduciary risk mitigation, resolution of fund management bottlenecks, delay in healthcare worker payments, healthcare worker demotivation, financial management practices and value for money.
• Support the SPHCDA/B to resolve identified risks and mitigate any future risks.
• Monitor the fiduciary risks to Gavi's COVID-19 Delivery Support (CDS) funding and controls and procedures in place to ensure that funds are used as intended. With regards to funds channelled through alliance partners discuss and obtain an understanding of the risk environment and approach to providing assurance of proper use of funds.
• Monitor other assurance mechanisms and audit arrangements through spot checks. Including the determination of controls and procedures in place to guard against the risk of cash misuse. These may include: financial management procedures, reviews of financial expenditure and activity reports, budgetary monitoring, ensuring proper supporting documents are on file, spot checks, audits etc.
• Monitor and support the adequacy of collaborative mechanisms which have been put in place by the government, alliance partners and TCA extended partners to address underlying causes HCW demotivation including delays in receiving allowances.
• Monitor and support effective partner coordination mechanisms around vaccine financing.
• Monitor and support effective resource mapping and allocation between stakeholders, partners, implementers, and funders.
• Monitor and support fiduciary risk mitigation mechanisms set up by governments and stakeholders as part of programme implementation.
• Monitor and support fund disbursement mechanisms set up by governments and stakeholders as part of programme implementation at the central and sub-national levels.
• Monitor and support the adequate resolution for financial management bottlenecks which may present during vaccination delivery.
• Monitor and support the tracking of fund flows from the national to subnational levels and evaluate the fund management mechanisms in place to guard against the misuse of funds.
• Monitor and support the tracking of fund flows from partners and other stakeholders to governments and evaluate the fund management mechanisms to guard against the misuse of funds.
• Monitor and support the fiduciary risk management approaches employed by the government and partners to provide assurance to Gavi.
• Monitor state budget or LGA costed work plan availability and utilization for programme implementation.
• Monitor the sufficiency of funds to execute programme activities at the national and sub-national levels.
• Monitor the internal and external audit mechanisms put in place by governments and other stakeholders such as WHO and UNICEF
• Monitor and support capacity-building initiatives put in place by the EPI for effective financial management practices.
• Execute, weekly, monthly and quarterly monitoring and support reports in the agreed format and as required.

Requirements

• Master's level certification in Accounting, Economics or Business Administration
• Member of professional bodies ICAN, ACCA
• Experience working with the State Primary Healthcare Agency/Board on Routine Immunisation, Supplementary Immunisation and COVID-19 vaccination programmes
• Experience in the healthcare sector and public health programmes.
• Must have Cash Fiduciary Risk experience min 3 years
• Open to Nigerian nationals only

Deliverables:

• The MA will produce a total of 6 reports consisting of 4 roll out assessment reports between Q1 – Q4 2023, 2 case reports consisting of risk resolution reports and success stories between Q1 – Q4 2023 and a final report.

Application Closing Date
31st January, 2023.